let me add that the mayor of the city of Detroit was here representing the young people. He is 32 years old and attended a historically black college; he is now a lawyer. It just demonstrates we can be anything that we want to be if we just rise up and speak out and be the very best that God asked us to be.
Highlighting the achievements of young leaders in Detroit.
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